Beijing News (reporter Feng Qi) "Welcome alumni back to school! On April 24, Tsinghua University celebrated its 111th birthday, and red banners were hung at the entrances of various departments, and the campus was filled with a strong festive atmosphere. The national flag-raising ceremony was held in the square in front of the main building, and teachers, students and alumni jointly greeted the first morning light of Tsinghua University's 111th birthday under the national flag. The reporter learned that due to the epidemic, many alumni could not return to school, and Tsinghua University prepared a series of activities including online forums and online photography exhibitions to welcome the arrival of the school celebration day.
On April 24, the flag-raising ceremony of Tsinghua University's 111th anniversary was held in the square in front of the main building. Courtesy of Tsinghua University
Model display, interactive experience ignites the "challenge cup"
"In 1901, fragments of the Antikesilla mechanical device were found in the wreckage of an ancient ship on the Greek island of Antikesila..." On April 24, at the 40th "Challenge Cup" exhibition of students' extracurricular academic and scientific works at Tsinghua University, in front of the booth of the Science Museum, an Antikehilla mechanical device restored from a Lego model attracted the attention of many visitors.
Next to the device, "Da Vinci's horizontal flapper (Lego model)" and "Da Vinci's spiral aircraft model" are also displayed. A student docent said: "Those scientific and technological creations that cannot be seen today will be revitalized through restoration, and show us the wisdom and skills of the ancients." ”
In addition to the presentation, the event also set up a number of interactive areas. In the drone experience area, students can personally experience the fun of controlling drones; in the 2022 Future Disaster Control Interest Team area, many students are participating in the "LEGO Interactive Challenge", they need to build a retaining wall with LEGO bricks in a given model box within a specified time, and the top three teams can receive corresponding bonuses.
The exhibition specially set up a drone experience area to let students personally feel the fun of controlling drones. Photo / Beijing News reporter Li Muyi
Tsinghua University's "Challenge Cup" students' extracurricular academic and scientific and technological works exhibition began in 1983 and has reached its 40th year. This year's "Challenge Cup" science exhibition project includes 4 national "Challenge Cup" award-winning works in 2022, 165 students' scientific and technological works from 33 faculties, more than 10 interest team works, more than 20 works from various scientific research units on campus, 40 historical graphic exhibitions of "Challenge Cup" and 3 student science and technology competitions.
In addition, the reporter learned that this year's "Challenge Cup" science exhibition specially set up a "double carbon" special area. The exhibited works include six disciplines of information technology, mechanical control, energy and chemical engineering, basic science, environmental protection construction and humanities and social sciences, showing the rich achievements of Tsinghua students in science and technology.
Alumni chanted the counting slogan of "Tsinghua 1911" in unison and started running in the playground of Xida University. Photo / Beijing News reporter Li Muyi
Relay run 111 laps
After the flag-raising ceremony, the 65th "Ma John Cup" Student Athletics Games kicked off at the Dongda Playground. With the excited music of the military band, the members of the national flag class, the referee phalanx, the athletes of various faculties and departments entered in turn, the pace was neat and uniform, and the audience on the rostrum and the stands applauded and cheered for the phalanx.
In the east stand, a banner reading "Fifty Years of Healthy Work for the Motherland" hung high. The reporter learned that in order to practice the spirit of "no sports, no Tsinghua", a series of sports activities were prepared for the celebration of Tsinghua University.
On the morning of April 23, with the sound of a starting gun, alumni chanted the counting slogan "Tsinghua, 1911" in unison and started running in the playground of Tsinghua University's West University. Everyone ran 111 laps in relay to offer birthday wishes for Tsinghua's 111th anniversary. This is the "111 years since the founding of the alma mater, 111 laps of the Western Exercise Relay" sponsored by the Tsinghua Alumni Association and undertaken by the Tsinghua Alumni Running Enthusiasts Association.
Celebrating the birthday of the alma mater in the form of running has become a tradition during the Celebration of Tsinghua University. Originally initiated by Mou Wenshu, an alumnus of the Class of 1977, it is the seventh year since the 2016 "Tsinghua 105 Years, Run 105 Laps" campaign.
In addition, during the school celebration, the Basketball Friendly Tournament between Schwarzman College's alumni and students in Beijing, the "Ma John Cup" shooting competition of Tsinghua University, the Tsinghua Alumni Table Tennis Competition, the Tsinghua Alumni Tennis Competition, and the 30th Anniversary Football Tournament of the Class of 1987 were also held simultaneously.
"Quality from Tsinghua – Greetings from the Moon" exhibition. Courtesy of Tsinghua University
A series of exhibitions and activities will be held simultaneously during the school celebration
"In the past 70 years, the Department of Electronics has trained more than 21,000 graduates and won more than 50 national science and technology awards; by the end of 2021, nearly 20 young teachers of the world-class academic level teaching and research series have been introduced, and 6 national science and technology awards have been led..." On the afternoon of April 23, the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Electronic Engineering of Tsinghua University was held in the New Tsinghua Xuetang of Tsinghua University.
In addition to the activities of the Department of Electronic Engineering, a series of departmental anniversary celebration activities were carried out simultaneously during the 111st anniversary of Tsinghua University, including the 90th anniversary of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Applied Electronic Technology of Tsinghua University, the 90th Anniversary Conference of the School of Mechanical Engineering of Tsinghua University, the 70th Anniversary Celebration of the Department of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, the 90th Anniversary Development Forum of the Department of Precision Instruments, and the Academic Seminar on the 90th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Department of Energy and Power Engineering of Tsinghua University.
In addition, on the occasion of the 111th anniversary of Tsinghua University, a series of special exhibitions were held in various parts of Tsinghua Park, including "Centennial Instruments - Tsinghua University Scientific Instrument History Exhibition", "Straight into the Sky - Leonardo da Vinci's Flight and Construction Machinery Exhibition", "Quality from Tsinghua - Greetings from the Moon" exhibition and so on.
Edited by Miao Chenxia
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